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Picture Perfect

BySteeljawscribe 21 November 200921 November 2009

. . . Mere words can not begin to express. . .

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USNI: A Change In Mission Statement?
BySteeljawscribe 24 February 201124 February 2011

The Board of Directors at the US Naval Institue (of which, full disclosure, I am a Life member) has evidently determined that the “mission statement” that has served the organization for 138 years is in need of an overhaul. Norman Polmar disagrees: I am writing to you–fellow members of the U.S. Naval Institute–to urge that…

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Project Valour-IT: Team Navy (& Coast Guard!) and the 2012 Competition
BySteeljawscribe 9 July 2012

As announced over at Soldier’s Angels: Calling All Angels…Â This is a big one! For seven years, Project Valour-IT has been supplying voice-controlled and other adaptive laptops to severely wounded heroes who need to stay connected while they recover, or who are building a new life as they transition out of the military.Â That’s over…

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Project Valour-IT 2009: Entering the Final Stretch
BySteeljawscribe 8 November 2009

Three Days to go…and it’s time to press. Current status by team (it ain’t pretty) Neat stuff up for auction here (yes, we’ve bid — and would *really* like an autograph by the author…) Folks – and I’m especially calling out our sea service buds, we need to see some serious action in the funds…

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Postcards
BySteeljawscribe 8 January 200728 February 2010

A new feature wherein YHS dips into his photo-locker of some 40+ years. We few, we happy few, we band of brothers. The Battle “E” Bluetails (VAW-121) — 6+months into deployment, 3 more to go. We *thought* we were leaving the next day for only our 2nd port visit that deployment — Perth, Australia. Iraq…

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Postcards from Deployment: Don’t Do Stupid Things
BySteeljawscribe 10 March 200830 March 2010

Today’s postcard from Southern is a look at another side of life at sea and one that’s not always pleasant – the enforcement of good order and discipline. The further up the leadership chain one finds onself, the greater the expectations are for standards of conduct and professionalism – and the greater the penalties for…

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Shashou Jiang: Ballistic Missiles vs. CSGs (Pt II)
BySteeljawscribe 20 January 200730 June 2009

The phrase "assassin’s mace" is the English translation of "shashou jiang," a term of ancient Chinese strategy. "Shashou jiang" was a club with which the "assassin" incapacitated his enemy, suddenly and totally, instead of fighting him according to "the rules." To summarize from Part I – a Chinese strike using Theater BM’s has been conducted…

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Andy (JADAA) says:

22 November 2009 at 10:29

Perfect…and I notice there’s another $%^&ing FPOD walkdown going on about the 1-wire! 🙂

Thanks, it’s now wallpaper!

VR,
Andy
Andy (JADAA) says:

22 November 2009 at 10:30

Uh, make that “FOD” walkdown. (where’s the edit button?)
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